<wuolong@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sep 28, 3:24 pm, "Josef Pieper" <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Is Go or Xiangqi or both promoted in Chinese schools?
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> Definitely. Much more so than Chess in the US.
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>> What is the status of Go relative to Xiangqi in Chinese culture?
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> I'm from China, BTW.
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> wuolong
Thank you for your reply. I am grateful to hear from someone in China.
What part of China are you located in? Which of these games do you play?
What I have in mind is to draw an analogy with the "internal" martial
arts.
I've read that one can develop a Tai Chi body and state of mind, or a
Hsing-I body and state of mind or a Ba Gua body and state of mind. Do
Weiqi, Xiangqi and international chess, mutatis mutandis, develop states
or
habits of mind and cultures that are unique to them?
If I were to force the anlogy, I'd say that Weiqi is like Tai-Chi, with
fluid movements. International chess is like Hsing-I with its direct
lines
of attack and its emphasis on control of the center. Xiangqi is like
Bagua
with its emphasis on maneuver.
What do you think?
Thanks for your time and attention.
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